AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Richard Parker

MATMATH · MATH35 · MAT35 · GEOM53 · MATH63 · MAT65 · MAT63 · MAT53 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Run away and switch sections; if you already know the material cold.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNice but cannot teachConfusing lecturesBook-only examplesExtremely high fail rateHeavy homework
  • Nearly every student says he is friendly but cannot teach math clearly.
  • Lectures repeat the book, include frequent errors, and leave most students failing.
  • Only self-taught math pros survive; everyone .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Multiple reports of only one or two students passing entire sections; hard work alone rarely yields a high grade.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Material becomes nearly impossible because lectures confuse students instead of teaching concepts.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; many only show up to submit homework then leave.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Very few pass; grade penalties for leaving early and .

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Hours of homework that often does not align with tests; .

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Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students call him nice but clueless; lectures full of mistakes and book recitation.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

; one geometry final even required a multi-step proof not in the book.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

as confusing, error-filled, and nearly unpassable despite his friendly demeanor.

Main concern

Extremely high fail rates and lectures that confuse rather than clarify.

What students said

“Only one person out of 48 passed. He was of no help to those who did not already have a strong grasp.”
MAT65
“the . hes is a nice guy but thats not important. ”
MATH35
“ONE person passed -____- be warned!!!”
MAT35

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are hard, sometimes extreme, and poorly aligned with lecture or homework.

Hard testsMismatch with homeworkExtreme proofsHigh fail rate

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard; homework load is heavy and .

Hard testsHomework-test mismatchExtreme proofs
“Geo final question 42: Prove the Pythagorean Theorem! ... a 14 step proof that wasn't even put in the textbook!”
MAT53
“a lot of the ”
GEOM53
“only two people passed his class out of 30+”
MATH35

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the . HEED the warnings! and not helpful at all. Only one person out of 48 passed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 consistently negative in-person math reviews. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“nice guy, horrible professor”

📉 Fail Rates

12/100

“Only one person out of 48 passed.”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“Drop and choose another mat 35 instructor.”

📚

18/100

“His lectures make no sense and he's constantly making mistakes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he just can't teach for the life of him
  • all he did was repeat what the book says verbatim
  • he's constantly making mistakes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Only one person out of 48 passed
  • only two people passed his class out of 30+
  • everybody failing for maybe except 1 or 2

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and sometimes has time to help you
  • Kinda reminds you of your own grandfather

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

20 highly consistent negative in-person reviews from 2009-2014 with repeated fail-rate and confusion claims.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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